Bright Shiny Objects

Here to help you with your TV career, your writing, TV pitching, anything to do with content for TV, whether it’s a pilot, a series, a limited series, a TV movie or a streaming series, I can help you.

I’m Tim Gibbons, Executive Producer, Showrunner, Director, Writer for many TV shows… I’ve worn a lot of hats in the business! I’m also a TV career coach & script consultant, and I can help you find your path in TV. I’ve worked in every area of TV creation, from development to production to delivery, including projects for Broadcast (the major networks; ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC), Premium Cable (HBO, Showtime, Starz, etc.), Basic Cable (VH1, MTV, BET, Comedy Central, Pop, IFC, etc.), and the Streaming/Digital services (Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, etc.).

With all my experience, I felt like I should give back to the industry, or at least pay it forward to the next generation, with my gained knowledge and skills. I started mentoring friends and colleagues many years ago and ended up being referred to many others for help. And more recently, I decided to help those whom I don’t know (yet!) and offer my TV career coaching and script and writing consultation to the general public. And that’s how I’m here…

Everything you need to get you or your TV project or career in shape and to the next level can happen with my help. My consulting services are designed to help you:

Take your TV career to the next level

Take your career from Below-The-Line to Above-The-Line

Move your career from reality/non-fiction into scripted programming (or vice-versa)

Break into the TV business

Take your project from “I have an idea” to pitch to pilot to series

Create a treatment or outline for a TV series

Create the perfect pitch

Write a TV script from your outline

Rewrite your TV pilot or “spec” script

Polish your TV script

Proofread and properly format your script

Budget and schedule your project

Gain general and/or specific knowledge of how the TV business actually work

Why Choose My Services

There are many script consultants available to you, but I’m a full range TV career consultant, who can offer more than script consultation alone.

I specialize in TV. I have been working in television for 40 years. If you need help with your feature script, there are plenty of consultants out there—but I’m not one of them.

Unlike most of the script-only consultants, I actively work—and have been working for decades—directly on TV shows you’ve heard of and probably seen. Most consultants do only that—consult, and do not actively work in the business. I am currently working in the business, know what’s going on in it, and have my hand on the pulse of it.

Some Examples of What I Can Help You With

You are a line producer trying to move into creative producing

You work in reality TV but really, really want to get into scripted TV—or vice versa

You work in some area of the TV business but really want to be in another, such as you are in production but really want to be in development at a network

You have been pigeonholed in your current area of expertise but need to break out into another area or genre

You are not in the business at all but:

Have an idea for a show. I can help you get that idea into a shape that is sellable

Really want to get into production, post-production or development

You have no contacts in the business and don’t know where to start

Do you want straight advice about your project: Is it sellable? Do you have a realistic chance of selling it?

You want straight advice about getting into the business. How do you proceed?

The Bottom Line: There are a lot of choices here, and what you need help with, or how you approach it, can be overwhelming. Have no fear! Please contact me via email to discuss what it is you need and how I can help you. Even if you don’t end up needing my help, sometimes talking about your goals can be very helpful. For my services, there is a path and price for everyone, so don’t let the thought that you can’t afford this—or don’t know how to move forward—stop you!

Tim Gibbons

I have been creating, pitching, selling, and writing, directing and producing shows for decades, and have sold to Broadcast (Networks), Premium Cable (HBO, Showtime, etc.), Basic Cable (VH1, MTV, BET, Comedy Central, Pop, IFC, etc.) and Streaming Networks (Netflix, etc.). I also have a number of shows available for viewing in a variety of spaces (Curb Your Enthusiasm; Betty White’s Off Their Rockers, Ripley’s Believe It or Not!, Kevin Hart’s Real Husbands of Hollywood, and Joey McIntyre’s Return of the Mac, etc.)